Hi every one...my first post here, but have been reading for a while...:yay:

I have a pattern for a winter hat for my kids. The pattern calls for size 2-3 needles and corresponding yarn. I made the hat and it is great but a little too thin for our winters. This year I want to make the hat in thicker wool, worsted and size 6/7/8 needles. How do i go about adjusting the pattern? Is there some sort of universal formula for this?

Thanks a bunch

Tanya

suzeeq

08-19-2007 12:02 PM

I think with this pattern you could use half the number of stitches with worsted and size 8 needles. Try a sample to see how many sts per inch you need and compare it to the pattern's sts' per inch and the number of inches it comes out to.

This book http://www.amazon.com/Knitters-Handy...7633991&sr=8-1 also gives you a handy pattern that lets you choose the number of stitches per inch and the size you're knitting and gives you how many to cast on, how much to decrease, etc. A great all-purpose hat pattern.